Display PNG with alpha channel in C#
Is there a way to properly display an image with alpha channel (let's say PNG) in C# application? Thank you for any suggestions.
UPDATE:
OK, my question was a bit unprecise. I'd like to acquire real transparency of alpha channel - not filling with the parent's background color. In the image below we can see that the transparency is supported, but the part of the button that lies below the image is not visible. Is it possible to have a real transparency of the alpha channel of an image?
Answer
If that is winforms then no. "transparency" in winforms is not real transparency.
What you can do is to create a alphatransparent form that draws the PNG and position it at the correct location and bind move etc.
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/GDI-plus/perpxalpha_sharp.aspx
PerPixelAlphaForm transparentImageForm = new PerPixelAlphaForm();
transparentImageForm.SetBitmap(<IMAGE GOES HERE>,<OPACITY GOES HERE>);
//opacity is the opacity that the image will be drawn with, a value of 255 = all transparent parts will be alpha/transparent just as much as the original PNG etc..
EDIT: OR GO TO WPF.